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,Chapter 1: The World of Project Management
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True/False
1. A primary purpose of forming projects is to assign the responsibility for
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accomplishing some organizational task to a specific person or small group.
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Answer: True n
Response: See section 1.1 Level: n n n n
easy
2. One of the few similarities between project management and general
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management isthat both exist inthe well-defined organizational structure of
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superior/subordinates in the overall organization.
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Answer: False n
Response: See section 1.2 Level: n n n n
medium
3. Many recent developments in project management are being driven by changes in the
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natureofthe American workforce.
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Answer: False n
Response: See section 1.1 Level: n n n n
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4. There has been a growing use of projects to achieve an organization’s strategic
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goals
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Answer: True n
Response: See section 1.1 Level: medium n n n n n
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, 5. While general managers have their authority limited to specific areas in the overall
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organization, project managers have authority over anyactivityrequired by the
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project.
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Answer: False n
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Level: medium
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6. Projects are always carried out under conditions of uncertainty.
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Answer: True n
Response: See section 1.3 n n n
Level: easy
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7. One can trade-off time and cost when managing a project, but the project’s
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technical specifications must be maintained exactly as the client initially specifies.
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Answer: False n
Response: See section 1.3 n n n
Level: medium
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8. Nonnumeric project selection methods are only suitable if numeric methods are not
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available.
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Answer: False n
Response: See section 1.5 n n n
Level: medium
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9. When using financial methods for selecting projects, the payback period is the
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simplest and best method to use.
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Answer: False n
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Level: medium
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10 Rank-ordering a large number of projects can be done with a Q-sort.
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